CPR Society, a division of Classes.Vegas, won 1st Place at the 2017 Nevada Governor’s Conference on Business

Carson City, NV – August 22, 2017 (article)Ten Business Pitch Competition finalists took to the stage to make a two-minute pitch at the 6th annual Governor’s Conference on Business on August 17 at the Nugget Hotel Casino in Sparks. At the conclusion of the competition, the judges’ panel conferred to determine first and second place, and the audience cast their ballots to select the people’s choice award winner.The winning companies were announced at the conference luncheon awards ceremony and were presented with cash and services packages valued at $31,800 total thanks to the generosity of Business Pitch Competition sponsors AT&T, Microsoft, The Abbi Agency and VAST.

2017 Business Pitch Competition Winners:

First place: Classes.Vegas (Las Vegas) [parent company to CPR Society]Classes.Vegas provides a one-stop solution for pre-employment services in the areas of CPR certification, lifeguard certification, alcohol awareness and fingerprinting required to obtain work cards. The company received $5,000 cash and a professional services package valued at $15,800.

Second place: Talage Insurance (Reno) Talage Insurance provides a software-based solution that enables the sale of commercial insurance policies from insurance carriers to small business owners through any digital channel, streamlining the process of comparison and purchase. The company received $2,500 cash and a professional services package valued at $7,300.

People’s choice: AboveGeo (Reno) AboveGeo is an aerial services and data company that provides high-resolution geospatial data collection and analysis through leading-edge drone and sensor technologies. The company was awarded $1,000.

Other Competition Finalists:

Buzz.Tools (Reno) – a Software as a Service (SaaS) based group advocacy solution for businesses, charities, political causes or any group passionate about their ideas

Pb+J Collective (Reno) – a boutique nanny placement service that matches families and childcare providers based upon each individual’s needs

StartUpNV (Las Vegas) – a business incubator that helps entrepreneurs and startup companies throughout the state

Talage Insurance (Reno) – provides a software based solution that enables the sale of commercial insurance policies from insurance carriers to small business owners through any digital channel, streamlining the process of comparison and purchase.